Indie folk band David Wax Museum finds inspiration in Mexico

Though the band is Boston-bred, it is in the southerly Mexican state of Veracruz that the unusual sound of indie folk duo David Wax Museum was truly formed.

It was there that Harvard student David Wax immersed himself in the study of "son mexicano" music, learning the distinctive rhythms of the rural folk style alongside local masters, and combining them with his own songwriting.

Strongly influenced and inspired by Mexican traditions, but also tempered by the more down-home American roots practiced by Wax's bandmate Suz Slezak, the music of David Wax Museum is a free-trade agreement that builds on the tight harmonies and call-and-response heritage shared by folk ancestries the world over. The band is currently touring behind their new album "Knock Knock Get Up," released in September.

amNY spoke with Wax.